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A state prison corrections officer is back on the job after a grand jury refused to indict her
for allegedly locking a handcuffed inmate in a cell with another prisoner who assaulted him.

Theresa L. Daniel, 60, was placed on leave with pay on Jan. 19 for failing to follow prison
policies and procedures.

An Allen County grand jury on Monday refused to hand down an indictment against Daniel. The
grand jury also declined to indict the inmate who allegedly committed the assault, according to Lt.
Anne Ralston of the State Highway Patrol, which investigated the incident. Ralston said the case is
now closed.

JoEllen Smith, spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, said Daniel
returned to work after the grand jury declined to issue indictments. The state did not release the
names of the two inmates.

The incident occurred on Jan. 18 in the segregation unit of the Allen Oakwood Correctional
Institution in Lima. The facility houses both general-population inmates and those suffering from
mental illness.